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Incorporating sexual pleasure in educational sexual health programs can improve safe sex behaviors

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 14h

Sexual health programs that include sexual desire and sexual pleasure can improve knowledge and attitudes around sex, as well as condom use compared to those that do not, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE . The meta-analysis of research literature from 2005-2020 finds that incorporating pleasure in such programs can have positive effects on attitudes and safer se

Te achers of Color, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Student Outcome

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

There is broad consensus across academic disciplines that access to same-race/ethnicity teachers is a critical resource for supporting the educational experiences and outcomes of Black, Hispanic, and other students of color. While theoretical and qualitative lines of inquiry further describe a set of teacher mindsets and practices aligned to “culturally responsive teaching” as likely mechanisms f

New evidence for the importance of educational attainment in brain health

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

With aging populations and growing life expectancy, the number of people suffering from dementia is increasing. For more effective dementia prevention, it is important to better understand risk and protective factors affecting late-life cognition. It is known that midlife cardiovascular risk factors are associated with weaker late-life cognition (memory and other information processing skills). A

Prize for Excellence in Science Books

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

This prize highlights outstanding science writing and illustration in books made specifically for children and young adults that can inspire and motivate our youngest minds, help them make connections to the world around them, improve their cognitive functions and give them the building blocks to one day thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. Panels of libraria

Certain children with ADHD should be given priority when it comes to behavioral treatment.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) , published by Elsevier, reports that certain children with ADHD should be given priority when it comes to behavioral treatment. “Behavioral treatments are found to reduce symptoms of ADHD, tackle behavioral problems, and reduce functional impairment in children with ADHD. However, these treatments may not

Study challenges idea that college degree is still the great equalizer

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A college degree has long been touted as the great equalizer in our country, but a new Portland State study suggests that the rising tuition and subsequent debt burdens that families shoulder limit the power of higher education to reduce socioeconomic disparities between children from different family backgrounds. Using data from the National Survey of College Graduates, sociology postdoctoral fe

Academic Outcomes: Courses Taught With Open Educational Resources vs.Publisher Content

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

What difference do open educational resources (OER) make compared with publisher content (non-OER) when costs and instructors remain constant? IN THIS STUDY a total of 215 community college students enrolled in online, introductory courses were randomly assigned to OER or non-OER sections and compared on retention at the tuition drop date, completion with a C or better, course completion, and mea

Black or African American Teachers: Background and School Settings

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 8d

In 2017–18­­, a higher percentage of Black or African American teachers (18 percent) had been teaching for less than 4 years than all teachers (14 percent). A new NCES Data Point, in 2017–18 , examines the characteristics of Black or African American teachers and the characteristics of public and private schools where Black or African American teachers worked in the United States during school y

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